i came to tell the world i'm a proud gay man. >> a historic announcement. michael sam opens up about his sexuality orientation and could become the first openly gay player in pro football. more winter weather on tap this week. two storm systems threaten to dump snow, ice, and rain on the west coast and south east. ♪ get back get back get back to where you once belonged ♪ >> and back to where they belong. the surviving members of the beatles marked 50 years since their historic u.s. debut at the ed sullivan theater. ♪ i get by with a little help from my friends ♪ captioning funded by cbs

this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, february 10th, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, university of missouri football player michael sam finished an outstanding collegiate career, a first team, all american. he was named the southeast defensive player of the year and now sam could become the first openly gay player of the nfl. he made the revelation in a series of interviews and he told his teammates in august. susan mcginnis in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. the nfl has 1,600 players and not one has announce they'd were gay. michael sam announced it. >> i'm not afraid of who i am. >> university of missouri all-american football player michael sam came out sunday. >> i'm an openly proud gay man.

>> if the nfl drafts him as expected he'll become the first openly gay football player. sam told his college teammates last august. >> they took it great, they rallied around me and supported me and i couldn't ask for better teammates. >> missouri coach gary pinkle says sam has taught a lot of people first hand it doesn't matter what your background is or personal orientation, we're all on the same team and we all support each other. >> sports columnist bill rhoden says the nfl players may have something to say. >> there'll be teasing, razzing. hopefully it will be, good natured." he admires his honesty and courage. he's expected to be a mid round pick in this may's draft. no player so far in any of the major sports leagues has come out to be openly gay so far during their careers.

only jason collins of the nba did so after the spring season last year. he has not been signed by another team, so a bold move by sam before he is on an nfl roster. anne-marie? >> indeed. susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, sub. and there's been a lot of positiveness after the announcement. super bowl malcolm smith writes there's no room for bigotry. it takes courage to change american cull tuj. deion sanders writes i applaud missouri de michael sam for the bravery. i pray he gets to play the team he loves. attorney general eric holder says that same-sex marriages will be recognized to the greatest extent possible under the law. the move affects how same-sex couples are treated in

bankruptcy cases, prison visitation rights, survivor benefit, and the league right to refuse to testify to incriminate a spouse. at the olympics the olympics strikes gold in a brand-new event while the u.s. continues to rack up medals on the slopes. adriana diaz takes a look at the sunday winners and what's ahead. good morning, adriana. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. this is the first time women's figure skating is an olympic event. the russia took the inaugural event. the 31-year-old wowing him for his performance. he got a congratulatory handshake from russian president vladimir putin. american ashley won saturday

night. she'll go for the singles event in nine days. meanwhile jamie anderson has taken the second gold medal for team usa. the californian making olympic history by winning the first ever women's slopestyle sporting event. it was a rough start for u.s. skiing legend bode miller. the five-time medalist finished eighth in the downhill but mill hearse more events left and he's trying to become the oldest alpine winner in medal history. here's the medal count. norway leading the way with seven medals including gold. the netherlands and the u.s. are tied with four medals each. today the women's ice hockey team tries to improve 2-0 with a of our

dallas stave kgtv says more weather is headed that way. >> this is how it starts in the deep south going into the workweek. snow along the i-40 corridor from nashville down to little rock and from shreveport over to

birmingham, the i-20 corridor, an icy mix. monday, tuesday, wednesday, getting into the carolinas. it's got to do with the arctic cold air that's made its way almost to the gulf coast and the low front along the pressure system is going to take the moisture and bring it to the top. never a good scenario in january and february where you have this going on and the winter watches are extended all the way across the deep south because of this scenario. now, as far as snowfall totals, we're looking at maybe 2 to 4 inches of snow across mississippi and alabama and heavier mounts into the carolinas, but not only are they dealing with snow. they're going to deal with ice, maybe enough to bring down power lines. by the way, by the time we get into thursday and friday, these areas will be into the 60s. even warmer weather by the weekend. i'm meteorologist jeff ray for c cs news. >> well, shock on the university

of south florida campus this morni morning. four fra tern brothers were killed in a head-on fiery crash. this is a video of a white suv speeding down the wrong side. moments later it slammed into the car carrying the fraternity brothers. five people were killed, the driver of the suv and the four members of the sigma bay rowe fraternity. >> they meant a lot to us and our chap tur. >> the fraternity is planning a memorial later on this week. now, a warning this morning from the embassy from guyana. they say they received unconfirmed threats on sunday. they're advising citizens not to fly back home on caribbean airlines through wednesday. the airlines say it has increased security but will continue to fly to the u.s. coming up on the "morning news" now, still rocking 50

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and instantly open your nose up to 38% more than cold medicines alone. so you can breathe and sleep. shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right. ♪ close your eyes and i'll kiss you ♪ >> that is the performance that kicked off the british invasion in america. the beatles playing at "the ed sullivan show" 50 years ago sunday. fast forward and the celebration was celebrated on the same stage that made them household names. it was a >> reporter: ringo starr and sir paul mccartney reunited on stage reminding america of the historic performance on "the ed sullivan show" 50 years ago. america loved them back and

still does. >> they came on and i felt like i was elevate off the floor. it with us just fantastic. >> reporter: some lucky fans lined up at the ed sullivan theater in new york to watch sund sunday's show. the mop top entertainers made two appearances on "the ed sullivan show." at the time more than 700 people were in the audience. another 73 million viewers watch the beatles steal american hearts on tv. steven green collects thousands of pieces of beatles memorabilia. >> i don't think anybody, any musical band could get this type of attention. >> reporter: times may have changed but beatlemania beats on. >> the beatles basically opened up everything music, culture, the fashion, and so i'm hoping that the young people of today can kind of embrace that.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. new york will be sunny, high of 30. much nicer in miami where it's a

high of 80. sunny in chicago. snow and ice in dallas and sunny in los angeles. on the "cbs moneywatch," major meat recall and art imitates starbucks? jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. asian markets are mixed ahead of fed chair janet yellen's meeting tomorrow. tokyo's nikkei gained more than 1.5%. hong kong's hang seng lost a quarter percent. stocks in this country rose last week in part due to the belief that the fed will post another reduction in its monthly bond buying. the dow jones industrial gained 95 points for the week. the nasdaq composite finished the week nearly 22 points higher. nearly 9 million pounds of meat is being recalled by a north american california company because it processed meat from deceased animals and animals that weren't properly inspected. rancho feeding corporation

shipped the meats to distribution centers and retail stores in california, florida, illinois, and texas. the beef products were processed from january 1st to january 7th. the company has been under scrutiny by the usda. there had been no reports of illness. aol has abandoned an unpopular retirement plan move. ceo tim armstrong was forced to apologize after blaming the cost-cutting move on obamacare and the medical expenses associated with caring for two sick babies of employees. aol had planned to pay company contributions to employees' 401(k) accounts in one lump sum at the end of the year. the company will continue tro matching funds every pay period. "the lego movie" was top at the box office. the toy company sold an estimated $69 million worth of tickets in its debut weekend. "the monuments men" opened in

second place following by a police comedy "ride along." dumb starbucks has opened. it's described as parody art according to a new release. iced coffees and lattes are for free. customers lined up for free. the real starbucks, no surprise, is looking into the store. anne-marie? >> you know, a lot of people are in a complete fog before they have their first cup of coffee. maybe some of those people didn't know they were at the a fake starbucks. >> exactly. >> it looks pretty legitimate. >> our money correspondent jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thank you and welcome. >> thank you, anne-marie. in sports oklahoma state marcus smart has been suspended for three games. smart pushed a fan at the end of a game against texas tech saturday night. he apologized. so did the fan who called him,

quote, a piece of crap. mind your manners. in the end blake griffin had these two monster dunks as the clippers dunked philadelphia, 123-78 last night. the clippers now hold a five-game lead in the pacific division. when we return, foreign affairs. the white house prepares for a steak dinner to honor the president of france whose personal relations threaten to overshadow the event. i quit smoking. i've quit for 75 days. 15 days, but not in a row. for the first time, you can use nicorette... even if you slip up... so you can reach your goal. [ male announcer ] now, quit on your own terms with nicorette or nicoderm cq. ♪ [ male announcer ] now, quit on your own terms [ girl ] roses are red. violets are blue. splenda® is sweet.

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here's a look at today's , forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., will be sunny today, a high of 35. atlanta can expect rain. st. louis will be cloudy and snow in denver. rain in seattle today. there is outrage from animal rights groups after a danish zoo butchered an 18-month-old giraffe. his name was marius and he was perfectly healthy. the zoo says it put him down to

prevent inbreeding. it also ignored several requests to transfer the young giraffe to other zoos. after shooting him, marius was cut up in front of visitors and fed to lions. now, the white house will roll out the red carpet when france's president francois hollande visits u.s. today. jeff pegues explains why he's traveling alone. >> reporter: a white house dinner takes months of planning from a 300-person guest list to the food, but this tuesday the most complicated issue may be the elephant in the room. the elephant in the room. the scandal swirling around french president francois hollande. this is after he and his first lady partner split after news of a relationship with a mistress. anita mcbride, chief of staff for first lady laura bush

understands the situation is delicate. >> it's always nice and certainly easier for seating both the president and first lady's tables if you can have the spouses, you know, seated on one side of the president and first lady. >> reporter: hollande will not be the first french president to appear solo at the white house. in 2007 during the george w. bush administration, then french president nike lie sarkozy had just announced his divorce. while there are moments on tuesday that will be awkward, the white house can adjust. >> there's tremendous flexibility to the white house and they're able to respond to changes quickly. >> reporter: something the first lady and the white house social secretary have had to do as they plan an event where every little detail counts. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," charlie sits down with bill murray. we'll leave you now with more of last night's 50th anniversary celebration of the beatles' u.s. debut.

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here's another look a this morning's top stories. the nfl could have its first openly gay player. missouri all-american michael sam revealed his sexuality in a series of interviews. he's currently projected to be a mid round draft pick in may. and treacherous weather in the west, snow and freezing rain in washington state and oregon will make a tough commute. there have been three storm-related deaths. torrential rain caused flooding and mud slides in the san francisco bay area. athletes competing in the sochi winter games have been preparing for years for their chance at olympic gold, but as vinita nair reports, design engineers have been hard at work too. >> reporter: they careen around the track at 80 miles an hour head first with no steering system other than their bodies. it's why the fit of the sled is

so important for the skeleton competition and why four teams of engineers took five years to design it. >> i think that when you're talking about this kind of equipment, they're just shaving off hundreds of a second. >> jennifer bogo is with "popular science" magazine. she shows us the revamped change. >> what's the biggest change? >> probably the saddle that they lay down in is custom molded to they're their bodies. they literally made castes and used the steel to bend it to fit them perfectly. >> year they overhauled it. they enlisted the help from carmaker bmw. they shed 15 pounds from the frame and made the sled more aerodynamic. >> they redistributed the weight in the bobsled to lower the

center of gravity to make it faster. >> reporte: at today's final run in sochi, bode miller had the fastest time coming down the hill. when he and his teammates compete for the medal, they'll be wearing new suits modeled after shark skin. >> smooth fabric isn't necessarily the fastest. if it has a little bit of a dimple of a little bit of a texture it actually manipulates the airflow or creates a faster service. >> reporter: engineers are constantly changing and may tweet changes even in sochi. they want the athletes to perform at the highest level with a leg up in technology. vinita nair, cbs news, new york. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," reaction to michael sam's announcement that he's gay. james brown will have the details. plus the search for american harry devert who went missing in mexico. and charlie sits down with actor bill murray, one of the stars of the new movie "the monuments men." that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching.

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and i'm frank mallicoat time is 4-- here's meteorologist lawrence with check of weather. after days of nearly non-st rain in parts of the bay ar. we're taking stock of the storm tt

has a couple of bridges including the cartina bridge. reports of downed trees. taking stock in the storm that has apparently moved on. still need several storms to bring rainfall to normal. brian web reports from ma rain county, which got almost a foot of rain since thursday. >> reporter: the russian river record again, carrying things like christmas trees downstream and stopping the aguilera family in